A fancy new pub is coming to North London on 15 April, and naturally a banging terrace was high on their list of priorities. The outdoor heated terrace and hidden courtyard get top marks for their cosy fire pit, and the entire food and drink menu will be orientated towards their al fresco surroundings for the launch. Although the kitchen is headed up by a chef with Michelin star credentials (Ash Finch has worked under Marcus Waring and Alain Ducasse), there's nothing stuffy about the pub: fish and chips with mushy peas is still firmly on the menu.

Everyone's favourite neighbourhood haunt, this canal-side spot has been al fresco since way before it was fashionable. Headed up by Lori Di Mori, a daily changing blackboard offers scrumptious toasties, salads and fresh bakes. Tiny chairs and tables are crammed along the hilariously nicknamed "Haggerston Riviera", where you'll jostle for space with bearded hipsters and designer whippets. Good luck finding a table, especially at weekends.

After months of telling people to check the weather forecast before they come for lunch, Rochelle Canteen will be re-opening their outdoor terrace with a welcomed tented cover from 12 April. Decorated with seasonal flowers, enjoy simple and perfectly executed dishes from Margot Henderson and her merry team of chefs. If their pre-pandemic April menu is anything to go by, we can expect things like brown shrimp, white cabbage and chervil, asparagus and butter, and a rhubarb fool to die for.

Michelin-starred Brat restaurant will reopen its popular dining terrace at Climpson's Arch in East London. The daily menu will continue to showcase native seasonal produce sourced from some of the best producers in the UK such as Dan Cox's Crocadon Farm in Cornwall and Calixta Killander's Flourish Farm in Cambridge. Along with Brat favourites, diners can expect new dishes of roasted game rice, fried pork chops with anchovy and hay butter and tomatoes with aged mutton and grilled cep mushrooms. Guests will also be able to tuck into preserved summer produce of pickled peppers, aubergine escabeche and fermented golden beetroots.

Smoking Goat have 50 seats in their covered, heated outdoor space in the Tea Building on the corner of Redchurch Street and Shoreditch High Street. Head chef Ben Curtis and his team are buzzing to welcome patrons back to devour their fiery Thai cooking once more. Inspired by Bangkok's late-night cuisine, the kitchen centres on underrated, native seafood from Cornish waters, serving up a mixture of skewers and spicy seafood from the open barbecues, as well as signature clay-pot noodles.

The cult bakery turned Italian-esque pasta restaurant in Hackney's London Fields are reopening on 13th April, with a large tent which they installed back in November. There'll be heaters and hot water bottles, and a menu of handmade pasta for lunch and dinner. At their original Islington bakery on prebend street they've got outdoor seating too. Frankly, we'd sit in the pouring rain just to be able to eat one of their rhubarb and cardamom custard pastries again.

Three summers ago, a group of friends somewhat inexplicably sailed a traditional Dutch Barge from Holland to Hackney Wick and converted her into a floating restaurant and bar. The riverside views across Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and seasonal British menu quickly caught on, and the barge became something of a destination. They've now sprawled into a giant beer garden which seats 300, one of the largest outdoor dining areas in East London. There's also an outdoor Street Kitchen - think buttermilk chicken, scotch eggs and chickpea panisses - and bookable greenhouse booths for groups of six. What's not to love?

A brand-new opening by Robin and Sarah Gill (of The Dairy in Clapham fame) - a modern neighbourhood restaurant Bermondsey Larder will be reopening on the 14 April with an al fresco dining spot. The restaurant only got a couple of weeks in before lockdown when it opened in September, so we're looking forward to seeing its full potential. Highlights on the terrace will include farmer Tom Jones' lamb with Jerusalem artichoke, pulled aubergine and mushroom flatbreads and a gorgeous split mackerel and sea-salad dish, perfect for sharing.

A brother-and-sister owned café in the heart of nappy valley, this place turns out a really solid all-day brunch menu. Those living in Clapham will have enjoyed the Mediterranean feel of the high street being pedestrianised last summer, which lives on a little in Café Tamra's street-side seating area. In addition to their usual menu, they're now serving toasties, sarnies and French toast with bananas and Canadian Maple Syrup. It's walk-in only, but worth the wait.

The Orrery in Marylebone Village holds one of London's best-kept secret rooftop terraces, serving elegant and traditional French food in the heart of W1. Physically (and metaphorically) elevated from the traffic and crowds of Marylebone, it's a flower-lined sanctuary that's kept its culinary standards high. Come for a cocktail, stay all afternoon.

Forget people watching, Abasto's terrace is a great spot for poodle-watching as all of West London heads towards Hyde Park for their weekend strolls. Even better, dog appreciation can be done over handmade empanadas at their mosaic streetside tables, or with sweet alfajores with a cup of coffee in hand. The Argentinian cafe and boutique deli shop is set in the heart of Connaught Village, a picturesque hub of quirky boutiques, galleries and 19th-century architecture.

Masaki Sugisaki's Japanese restaurant in Chelsea will be welcoming diners to its idyllic 20-cover terrace from mid-April. Open daily from 12.30pm to 5.30pm the full Dinings SW3 menu - dishes which bring together traditional Japanese techniques with European culinary influences - will be available al fresco. Highlight includes Masaki's celebrated sushi and sashimi creations alongside Dinings SW3 favourites to include the seabass carpaccio, sumi-yaki fruits de mer (from the charcoal grill) and Cornish lobster sliders.

Possibly the world's most aspirational garden centre, Petersham Nurseries' original Richmond flagship is an aesthetic pilgrimage for all levels of green thumbs. Their indoor-outdoor café will be re-opening throughout the week with evening service on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It's set in a delightful courtyard, where you can dine al fresco beneath a heated pergola draped with jasmine and bougainvillea. After sunset, candles are lit and diners can enjoy a provenance-led spring menu under the stars.

Describing itself as "ingredient focused cooking with a fiery island accent", Paradise's new outdoor terrace is Inspired by the roadside eateries in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. The terrace space will seat 30, with a special menu of street food "short eats". There'll be beetroot & banana blossom cutlet croquettes, crab patty empanadas with lunumiris mayo; mutton-shoulder rolls with fermented chilli and northern spiced-pork-belly skewers with kithul molasses - all costing between £2 to £5. The drinks menu includes a selection of natural, biodynamic wines and Sri Lankan inspired cocktails including a chilli-mezcal margarita; ginger-arrack sour and coconut-washed negroni.

Sussex is Gladwin's Brother's newest Soho restaurant venture, and has transformed into an outdoor oyster bar to fit into the new COVID regs. In partnership with Noilly Prat vermouth, the oyster bar outside Sussex will be serving fresh Maldon oysters, shucked to order, at a very acceptable price of £25 a dozen. The ritual is to pour chilled Noilly Prat Original Dry over the oyster, which is then either sipped from the shell or devoured in one. For those of a less slippery persuasion, a selection of small plates available such as Asparagus dippers with hollandaise and Trout Gravlax will also be available.

All singing, all dancing Circolo Popolare seems about as far away as can be from our quiet Friday nights in front of the telly. The utterly mad and fabulous Sicilian trattoria in Fitzrovia is famous for its wobbly XXL lemon meringue pies and gigantic bowls of tagliatelle served from a wheel of Parmesan. Their terrace menu has brand-new dishes such as a carbonara pizza, alongside classic Big Mamma desserts and Sicilian fritto-misto platters. Booking lines are open, so get on it.

Kingly Court might just be central London's perfect al fresco dining spot. And above all, we're homing in on Club Mexicana, a vegan taqueria inspired by Los Angeles and Mexico City. The concept started as a pop-up, and is proof (if you still need it) that vegans don't have to miss out on the good stuff. There are cult favourites like a sizzling vegan al pastor spit, Cheezeburger tacos loaded up with red-pepper queso, dill pickle and annatto mayo and jackfruit short-rib burritos, washed down with on tap palomas.

Located on the sixth floor of the newly refurbished Page8 Hotel, this spacious (six thousand square foot to be precise) Japanese restaurant is set to be London’s hottest rooftop hangout. Designed with nature and wellness in mind, two external roof terraces and a separate bar area overlook Trafalgar Square. Unobstructed city views are a big draw but the best part? The authentic Japanese food. Order frivolously; we’d strongly recommend a taste of the Toro carpaccio, platefuls of freshly rolled nigiri and a side of Roku gin-spiked cocktails.